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Joshua 19:47

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45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

48 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

49 When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

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BSB
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
KJV
And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
WEB
The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their forefather.
ASV
And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
DARBY
And the border of the children of Dan ended with these; and the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and took possession of it, and dwelt in it, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
BLB
(And the border of the sons of Dan went beyond these, and the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and took it, and they struck it with the mouth of the sword and took possession of it and dwelt in it. And Leshem they called Dan, after the name of Dan their father.)
ÅB
Men Dans barns land ble for trangt for dem, og Dans barn dro opp og førte krig mot Lesem; de inntok det og slo det med sverdets egg og tok det i eie og bodde der, og de kalte Lesem Dan etter sin stamfar Dan.
OTB
Etter at danittene mistet sitt territorium, dro de opp og angrep Lesjem, erobret det og bosatte seg der, og ga det navnet Dan etter deres forfar.
B1930
Men Dans barns land blev for trangt for dem, og Dans barn drog op og førte krig mot Lesem; de inntok det og slo det med sverdets egg og tok det i eie og bodde der, og de kalte Lesem Dan efter sin stamfar Dan.

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  • Judges 1:34–35

    The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.

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  • Judges 18:1–29

    In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

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